Building quiet uATX/ITX HTPC. Which case?
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:09 pm
Hi and Merry Christmas!
I would like to build a silent HTPC but I have some doubts
I've thought of:
mother board Intel® DG45FC +
Intel e5xxx (200/300/400) +
Scythe Shuriken Rev. B +
my Western Digital 3,5" WD10EACS 1Tb with elastic suspension +
DVD-RW with Nero Tools to reduce spining rpms (I'm not planning to use Blu Ray at all) +
2 or 4 GB RAM DDR2 +
micro or pico PSU around 90W-120W, if PSU is not included on the case +
substitute original fans' case to Nexus/Schyte/Noctua @1200 rpm more or less in order to reduce them to 600-700 working rpm
but I don't know which case will fit well to these components and for a quiet HTPC
Furthermore, I've been searching through the forum and I haven't found any quiet HTPC thread, so I wasn't very sure if this post will fit on this sub-forum. If it is the case, my apologizes.
Do you have any actual quiet uATX/ITX HTPC cases on mind?
Is this configuration fine? Could it be improved?
Is it enough 2gb or it would be better 4gb or RAM?
I'm open to any suggestion of AMD configurations =)
I've also read of Intel Atom 330 on motherboards, but would it be able to move with the integrated graphics chipset, HD content? Also, VIA Nano motherboards is a good but very expensive choice
Thanks for your replies =)
Javier
I would like to build a silent HTPC but I have some doubts
I've thought of:
mother board Intel® DG45FC +
Intel e5xxx (200/300/400) +
Scythe Shuriken Rev. B +
my Western Digital 3,5" WD10EACS 1Tb with elastic suspension +
DVD-RW with Nero Tools to reduce spining rpms (I'm not planning to use Blu Ray at all) +
2 or 4 GB RAM DDR2 +
micro or pico PSU around 90W-120W, if PSU is not included on the case +
substitute original fans' case to Nexus/Schyte/Noctua @1200 rpm more or less in order to reduce them to 600-700 working rpm
but I don't know which case will fit well to these components and for a quiet HTPC
Furthermore, I've been searching through the forum and I haven't found any quiet HTPC thread, so I wasn't very sure if this post will fit on this sub-forum. If it is the case, my apologizes.
Do you have any actual quiet uATX/ITX HTPC cases on mind?
Is this configuration fine? Could it be improved?
Is it enough 2gb or it would be better 4gb or RAM?
I'm open to any suggestion of AMD configurations =)
I've also read of Intel Atom 330 on motherboards, but would it be able to move with the integrated graphics chipset, HD content? Also, VIA Nano motherboards is a good but very expensive choice
Thanks for your replies =)
Javier